ALW's Bad Cinderella on Broadway - News & Discussion Thread — Page 4

Not sure if it has been discussed but they have started to change the branding of the show in public advertisements such as on busses and trains, so it looks more like the below. More visually appealing I admit but also boring and less quirky. 
 

Interesting to see Carrie is in conflict with ALW. At this point given his history I can’t say this is a shocking development. That said, as I have expressed in the past I hope they can find a replacement who has more of the interesting timbre of some of the Broadway ALW divas such as Betty Buckley or Patti LuPone or Bernadette Peters. Carrie almost sounds too good and it takes a little edge out of the character for me. 
 

Updated On: 2/22/22 at 03:09 AM

RippedMan said: "I feel like he's a savvy producer and why bring over someone who won't sell tickets here - unless she becomes a breakout star like Erivo, which didn't even make a profit for that production, so probably not a great example - and spend money on their travel, housing, etc.

I feel like the physical production for this show is so ho-hum. The only wow moment won't happen over here, so I hope they rethink the show and give us something that feels substantial."

Carrie is a big name in London and would definitely sell on Broadway. Performing in NYC has been a dream of hers and I think she would take the offer if it's given to her. I was unaware of the conflict between the cast and Webber. I feel that if they want the show to do well they would bring Carrie over. Will there be a battle with AEA to get her over here? Probably. Just wish AEA would be accepting of talent when they see it no matter what country they're from. 

Don't mind the new logo, but think the shoe thing makes it a little harder to read. So I guess it's not great.

I think Barrett Weed would be a stellar Cinderella and had some grit to the part. But I know she's had a rocky past as well.

Dylan Smith4 said: "Will there be a battle with AEA to get her over here? Probably. Just wish AEA would be accepting of talent when they see it no matter what country they're from."

AEA is so not an issue LOL

Webber, otoh, ... 

Given the speculation about the New York Post review getting under Lloyd Webber‘s skin, and the subsequent changes and trimming of the show as suggested by the critic, I wonder if it will also open on Broadway with new scenery and costume designs which were also criticized in that review.

Besides one supporting actress nomination, the show was just completely shut out of the Olivier award nominations. I’m guessing ALW is breaking everything around him right now. 

EDSOSLO858 said: "Jordan Catalano said: "Besides one supporting actress nomination, the show was just completely shut out of the Olivier award nominations. I’m guessing ALW is breaking everything around him right now."

Yeah… it won’t stop a Broadway transfer though."

It will, however, take away an argument for Equity to allow the cast (other than perhaps the nominee) to come over to the US. 

Wow... I was expecting at least a few more nods for this.

If Andrew Lloyd Webber is producing it he can cast whoever he wants. I don't imagine anyone else putting a whole lot of money into this show because it's certainly going to be a flop! Unless the book is completely rewritten and they get a better director!

Oh, liked “Cinderella” much more than “Frozen”. 

I liked the score of Cinderella better than Frozen (I would have nominated it over the score of Back to the Future), but I can't get over how mediocre the book is!  By the writer of Promising Young Female? (!) Among its many failures, this "revisionist" "feminist" Cinderella doesn't even take part in her own happy ending.  It happens completely irrespective of her choices; an accident of fate.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Having not seen the show –– is this the type of thing that might be received better in the UK (with its panto traditions and whatnot) than in NYC?

ALW's main problem is that he wants to be in such control that he won't hire a real director. Laurence Connor will do what Andrew wants. Even with a very esteemed bookwriter, this is Andrew's show, and I think that hurts things because he is NOT a dramatist, he is a composer...even if ALW feels otherwise. There has to be a system of checks and balances in the collaboration."

YES to everything in this post.